There are approximately 100 binders with newspaper clippings, photographs of early Sherrill, newspapers with complete historical events and various historical items at City Hall. All are cataloged so that an event may be found with relative ease.
There are also three videotapes available for purchase. One is taken from old home movies depicting early scenes from the City as well as clips of early city anniversaries. A second tape shows highlights of the City’s 75th anniversary and the third tape shows the extensive parade held in conjunction with the 75th anniversary.
People with news clippings or other memorabilia regarding history of the City are encouraged; when they no longer have a place to satisfactorily store it, give it to the City to be included in the historical files.
Please enjoy the historical tidbit below and look for other historical tidbits in our quarterly newsletters!
Winter 2012 Historical Happenings From Craig Crowell, Historian
-In 1962 there was a plan put forth to relocate Route 5 through Sherrill. One hand was saying that it might be accomplished within “the next five years" while another said that it was not going to be done. The proposed plan would have Route 5 run a line near the top of Christian Hill. The state was quoted as saying that widening Route 5 through the city would cost about $1 million dollars per mile while a new route would only cost about half that. The bottom line of all this is that nothing ever came to pass.
-Steve Peek, who was executive vice-president of the Oneida Ltd. Community Associated Clubs for many years and who died in 1991, was recently named to the St. Lawrence University Sports Hall of Fame. At one time Steve pitched for the New York Yankees.
-In 1955, Oneida Ltd. constructed a new building to make jet blades for aircraft. In 1959 they began the production of Melamine dinnerware. In 1920 employees presented a new car to William (Billy) Life, endeared personnel manager for OL.
-Rev. Berl A. Lewis became pastor of the Sherrill Cooperating churches (Plymouth and Park Methodist) in 1948. He served in that capacity until 1963.
-In 1954 the VVS FFA received $3,000 worth of machinery from the Sherrill city garage (Hartman T. Oatman).
-In 1962 three “youngsters” with a total age of 214 years, aided Fred Chesebro in putting hay into his barn.
